document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40597>Question 40597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  If a person runs in place for 15 minutes, how many calories will be burned?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    Running in place burns 650 calories/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thanks, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let X is the calories burns in 15 minutes for a person running in place.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the rule of proportion:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = (650)(15)/60 -----> X = 162.5 calories.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the answer: 162.5 calories. <BR>\n" );
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